I've lived in Chicago for the greater part of the last 20 years, before uprooting my entire life for a fresh start in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I lived there for over a year and a half and have also traveled to various other parts of SEA. I'm currently in DaNang, Vietnam before returning to Chicago in mid-March for a few months.

I'll be back in the city until the end of June to stack up more cash before heading out for more adventures in South East Asia. I've been a nurse for the past 8 years and worked as a school nurse for Chicago Public Schools prior to my departure from the states, but in recent months I've gotten into freelance writing and on-page SEO.

Some of my fav spots in the city:

Uptown Underground, Untitled, The Exit, The Liars Club, Punch House, Matilda's, Zanies, The Laugh Factory, The Annoyance Theater, Blue Line Lounge, Subterranean, and the museum after dark events.

I'm always down to hang with cool people in cool places.

Currently on a nomad budget, so I can't officially verify my account just yet. But, I'd be more than happy to send you over a copy of my ID or Passport and have a video chat with ya in the meantime :-)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As a solo traveler, I feel I'd be doing myself a disservice if I didn't connect with the locals while traveling. Touristy things are fine every once in a while, but I prefer to have more authentic experiences. My goal is to make connections with like-minded people and expand my global network of friends.

Interests

• writing
• theater
• concerts
• shopping
• movies
• music
• hiking
• travel
• art
• nature
• museums
• standup comedy
• burlesque

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
The Disappearance of Alice Creed, High Tension, Green Inferno, Red State, Freaks, Lady in a Cage, Hellraiser, Dead Alive, Shakes the Clown, They Live, Tokyo Gore Police, Anything Tarintino or Oliver Stone

Books:
Anything related to comedy.

Music:
Radiohead, Tool, NIN, Santigold, Led Zeppelin, Liars, QOTSA, SOAD, Peaches, Deftones, Ministry, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Die Antword, Tricky, Massive Attack, Portishead, Bjork, Interpol, Fever Ray, Tricky, Phantogram, INXS, Metallica, Bauhaus, Joy Division, the list goes on....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Uprooted my entire life and moved across the world after a life-changing vacation to Thailand.

Teach, Learn, Share

Not sure what I can teach you unless you're interested in learning about the wonderful world of nursing. lol.

But I would be more than happy to share SEO tips and tricks that I've learned thus far in my short and varied writing career. Maybe edit or assist you with some content if you happened to have a blog or affiliate site?

Perhaps share some travel hacks? Regale you of my experiences abroad and recommendations for great places to solo travelers?

Or just chill out with a drink and pick each other's brain.

What I Can Share with Hosts

What I can offer you in return is a great sense of humor, fun conversation and an overall rad time! From what I hear I'm a delight to hang out with. Jus sayin' . ;-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Indonesia, Laos, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Thailand, United States, Viet Nam